Summer Employment with Delta Waterfowl
Delta's main mission is to provide funds, facilities, and a great environment where graduate students can do research on waterfowl and wetlands ecology. We hire research assistants to help graduate students with their research projects. Projects vary greatly but have included in the past: breeding ecology of pintails, gadwall, and lesser scaup, the effect of predators on nest success and brood survival, behavioral ecology of ducks and ducklings, and wetlands ecology and chemistry. This work is done at various sites throughout the Prairie Pothole Region, mostly in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and North Dakota. Many of the graduate students funded by Delta have worked with Delta as research assistants. If a graduate degree is something you would like to pursue, this is a great opportunity to learn about waterfowl/wetlands research, interact with students and their professors, and get to know the institutions that are key players in this field.
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Other Waterfowl Jobs
WATERFOWL BANDING TECHNICIANS
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Wetlands Wildlife Populations and Research Group
102 23rd St NE
Bemidji, MN 56601
Period of Employment: Approximately 7/1/09 – 9/30/09, with a possible extension depending on work load and funding.
Work Hours and Conditions: Typically 80 hours per two-week pay period, with additional hours likely but dependent upon weather and other environmental conditions. Interns will work a combination of day and night hours, including some weekend work. Fieldwork will occur in remote areas under a variety of environmental conditions.
Pay: $14.61/hr. When in travel status away from Bemidji, lodging will be provided and meals will be reimbursed.
Primary Duties: Capture waterfowl via drive-trapping and night-lighting in north central, west-central, and northwestern Minnesota. Identify, age, sex, band, and humanely handle waterfowl. Other duties include accurately recording location (GPS) and waterfowl capture data, entering data, writing project summaries, maintaining and repairing field equipment, contacting and communicating with private landowners, and dealing with the public and coworkers in a professional manner.
Qualifications: Technicians must possess a valid Drivers License, be a current student, be able to lift and carry at least 50 lbs for short distances, and have some knowledge of basic science, ecology, wildlife biology, and waterfowl biology.
Preferred Qualifications: Ability to capture, identify, age, and sex waterfowl; safely operate small boats with outboard motors, trucks, and generators; construct, repair, and maintain equipment; and a B.S. or B.A. in Wildlife Biology, Zoology, Natural Resources, or related field.
If there are any questions about these position openings, please contact Dr. Jim Berdeen at (218) 308-2280 or jim.berdeen@state.mn.us Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, copy of college transcripts, and contact information for 3-5 professional references to Dr. Jim Berdeen at the address above by 3/26/10.
WATERFOWL BANDING INTERNSHIPS
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Wetlands Wildlife Populations and Research Group
102 23rd St NE
Bemidji, MN 56601
Period of Employment: Approximately 7/1/09 – 8/30/09.
Work Hours and Conditions: Typically 80 hours per two-week pay period, with additional hours likely but dependent upon weather and other environmental conditions. Interns will work a combination of day and night hours, including some weekend work. Fieldwork will occur in remote areas under a variety of environmental conditions.
Pay: $11.00/hr. When in travel status away from Bemidji, lodging will be provided and meals will be reimbursed.
Primary Duties: Capture waterfowl via drive-trapping and night-lighting in north central, west-central, and northwestern Minnesota. Identify, age, sex, band, and humanely handle waterfowl. Other duties include accurately recording location (GPS) and waterfowl capture data, entering data, writing project summaries, maintaining and repairing field equipment, contacting and communicating with private landowners, and dealing with the public and coworkers in a professional manner.
Qualifications: Interns must possess a valid Drivers License, be a current student, be able to lift and carry at least 50 lbs for short distances, and have some knowledge of basic science, ecology, wildlife biology, and waterfowl biology.
Preferred Qualifications: Ability to capture, identify, age, and sex waterfowl; safely operate small boats with outboard motors, trucks, and generators; and construct, repair, and maintain equipment.
Interns should be enrolled in an accredited college for course credits as part of their internship. If there are any questions about these position openings, please contact Dr. Jim Berdeen at (218) 308-2280 or jim.berdeen@state.mn.us Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, copy of college transcripts, and contact information for 3-5 professional references to Dr. Jim Berdeen at the address above by 3/26/10.
RING-NECKED DUCK NESTING ECOLOGY INTERNSHIP -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Wetland Wildlife Populations and Research Group is seeking four intern to assist DNR research staff with ongoing projects to study ring-necked ducks. Interns will be expected to work independently and as part of a team. Interns will search for ring-necked duck nests on floating bog mats in forested areas of north-central Minnesota. Prior to hatch, interns will help trap hens and attach radiotransmitters. Interns will also assist in tracking the hens using telemetry techniques, monitoring hen and brood survival, as well as, conducting behavioral observations of marked hens. The position is from mid-May to August 28, 2010. Funding is still pending for this internship. PRIMARY DUTIES include 1) searching floating bog mats for ring-necked duck nests, 2) monitoring nests until hatch, 3) trapping, banding, and attaching radio-transmitters to hen ring-necked ducks, 4) tracking marked birds using telemetry and documenting duckling survival, 5) recording vegetation measurements and nest site characteristics, 6) entering data into a Microsoft Excel or Access database, 7) maintaining field equipment, and 8) contacting private landowners. POSITION REQUIREMENTS: Interns must be enrolled in an accredited college for course credits as part of their internship, have a valid drivers license, and have the ability to lift and carry at least 50 lbs. Applicants should be in excellent physical condition and be comfortable wearing waders and a life jacket while walking on unstable terrain for long hours. Applicants should also expect biting insects and to occasionally get wet. They should have some knowledge of basic science, ecology, wildlife biology, and waterfowl biology. The ability to capture, identify, age, sex, and radio-track waterfowl; safely operate trucks; and maintain equipment is preferred but not required. Work schedule will be ~40 hours/week some weekend work possible. Salary is $11.00 per hour. Interns will be based in Bemidji, Minnesota. Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, copy of unofficial college transcripts, and contact information for 3 professional references to Christine Sousa, 102 23rd Street NE, Bemidji, MN 56601, or email application materials to Christine.Sousa@state.mn.us by 3/5/10. Emailed applications preferred.